Glady Fork

Monongahela National Forest · West Virginia · 3,239 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (247)

Species with confirmed research-grade observation records from iNaturalist community science data.

Cheat Mountain Salamander (2)
Plethodon nettingiThreatened
(1)
Cordyceps tenuipes
(1)
Mycosphaerella fraxinicola
Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander (16)
Desmognathus ochrophaeus
American Basswood (1)
Tilia americana
American Beaver (1)
Castor canadensis
American Beech (4)
Fagus grandifolia
American Black Bear (2)
Ursus americanus
American Cancer-root (2)
Conopholis americana
American Chestnut (1)
Castanea dentata
American False Hellebore (7)
Veratrum viride
American Hog-peanut (1)
Amphicarpaea bracteata
American Holly (1)
Ilex opaca
American Hornbeam (1)
Carpinus caroliniana
American Kestrel (1)
Falco sparverius
American Robin (1)
Turdus migratorius
American Toad (5)
Anaxyrus americanus
American Witch-hazel (2)
Hamamelis virginiana
Appalachian Gooseberry (1)
Ribes rotundifolium
Appalachian Vittaria (1)
Vittaria appalachiana
Autumn-olive (2)
Elaeagnus umbellata
Barn Swallow (1)
Hirundo rustica
Berkeley's Polypore (2)
Bondarzewia berkeleyi
Birch Polypore (2)
Fomitopsis betulina
Black-and-white Warbler (1)
Mniotilta varia
Black-throated Blue Warbler (1)
Setophaga caerulescens
Black-throated Green Warbler (1)
Setophaga virens
Blackseed Plantain (1)
Plantago rugelii
Blue Cohosh (1)
Caulophyllum thalictroides
Bluestem Goldenrod (3)
Solidago caesia
Bog Jacob's-ladder (1)
Polemonium vanbruntiae
Bracken Fern (1)
Pteridium aquilinum
Broadleaf Goldenrod (1)
Solidago flexicaulis
Brown Creeper (1)
Certhia americana
Bushy St. John's-wort (1)
Hypericum densiflorum
Canada Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla canadensis
Canada Wild Ginger (1)
Asarum canadense
Cardinal-flower (5)
Lobelia cardinalis
Cat-tonque Liverwort (1)
Conocephalum salebrosum
Cedar Lacquer Polypore (1)
Ganoderma tsugae
Christmas Fern (4)
Polystichum acrostichoides
Cinnamon Fern (1)
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
Clammy Ground-cherry (1)
Physalis heterophylla
Clasping-leaf Dogbane (1)
Apocynum cannabinum
Colt's-foot (5)
Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Leaf Spot (2)
Ramularia brunnea
Common Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla simplex
Common Dandelion (1)
Taraxacum officinale
Common Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Greenbrier (1)
Smilax rotundifolia
Common Shiny Woodlouse (1)
Oniscus asellus
Common Speedwell (1)
Veronica officinalis
Common Watersnake (1)
Nerodia sipedon
Common Yarrow (1)
Achillea millefolium
Concentric Boulder Lichen (1)
Porpidia crustulata
Cow-parsnip (1)
Heracleum maximum
Creek Chub (2)
Semotilus atromaculatus
Creeping Phlox (6)
Phlox stolonifera
Creeping Smartweed (2)
Persicaria longiseta
Crooked-stem Aster (1)
Symphyotrichum prenanthoides
Crowned Coral (1)
Artomyces pyxidatus
Cutleaf Toothwort (1)
Cardamine concatenata
Dark-eyed Junco (1)
Junco hyemalis
Deer Tick (2)
Ixodes scapularis
Delicate Fern Moss (1)
Thuidium delicatulum
Dillenius' Tick-trefoil (1)
Desmodium glabellum
Downy Rattlesnake-plantain (4)
Goodyera pubescens
Dutchman's Breeches (1)
Dicentra cucullaria
Dwarf Ginseng (4)
Panax trifolius
Early Meadowrue (1)
Thalictrum dioicum
Early Wood Lousewort (5)
Pedicularis canadensis
Eastern Fishing Spider (2)
Dolomedes scriptus
Eastern Harvestman (1)
Leiobunum vittatum
Eastern Hemlock (3)
Tsuga canadensis
Eastern Narrowleaf Sedge (1)
Carex amphibola
Eastern Newt (4)
Notophthalmus viridescens
Eastern Phoebe (1)
Sayornis phoebe
Eastern Red-Backed Salamander (4)
Plethodon cinereus
Eastern Teaberry (1)
Gaultheria procumbens
Eastern Towhee (1)
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
European Starling (1)
Sturnus vulgaris
Evergreen Woodfern (3)
Dryopteris intermedia
Fan Clubmoss (6)
Diphasiastrum digitatum
Filmy Angelica (1)
Angelica triquinata
Flat-top White Aster (2)
Doellingeria umbellata
Forked Nailwort (1)
Paronychia canadensis
Four-toed Salamander (2)
Hemidactylium scutatum
Fraser Magnolia (10)
Magnolia fraseri
Fuller's Teasel (1)
Dipsacus fullonum
Garlic Mustard (1)
Alliaria petiolata
Ghost Pipe (1)
Monotropa uniflora
Giant Chickweed (4)
Stellaria pubera
Glade Spurge (1)
Euphorbia purpurea
Golden Groundsel (3)
Packera aurea
Golden-crowned Kinglet (1)
Regulus satrapa
Great Blue Lobelia (1)
Lobelia siphilitica
Great Laurel (10)
Rhododendron maximum
Ground-ivy (2)
Glechoma hederacea
Hairy Woodmint (1)
Blephilia hirsuta
Heartleaf Meehania (4)
Meehania cordata
Hercules Club (1)
Aralia spinosa
Hooked Crowfoot (1)
Ranunculus recurvatus
Indian Cucumber-root (4)
Medeola virginiana
Japanese Barberry (3)
Berberis thunbergii
Kansas Milkweed (1)
Asclepias syriaca
Large Purple Fringed Orchid (2)
Platanthera grandiflora
Large-flower Bellwort (1)
Uvularia grandiflora
Lesser Burdock (1)
Arctium minus
Lesser Roundleaf Orchid (1)
Platanthera orbiculata
Lettuceleaf Saxifrage (1)
Micranthes micranthidifolia
Long-spur Violet (2)
Viola rostrata
Longleaf Ground-cherry (1)
Physalis longifolia
Longtail Salamander (3)
Eurycea longicauda
Lyreleaf Sage (1)
Salvia lyrata
Mapleleaf Viburnum (1)
Viburnum acerifolium
Marsh-marigold (6)
Caltha palustris
Mayapple (3)
Podophyllum peltatum
Meadow Spikemoss (1)
Selaginella apoda
Mottled Sculpin (1)
Cottus bairdii
Mountain Bugbane (1)
Actaea podocarpa
Mountain Holly (1)
Ilex montana
Mountain Laurel (2)
Kalmia latifolia
Mountain Maple (1)
Acer spicatum
Multiflora Rose (1)
Rosa multiflora
Mustard Lichen (1)
Pyxine sorediata
Narrowleaf Gentian (1)
Gentiana linearis
New York Fern (4)
Amauropelta noveboracensis
Northern Flicker (1)
Colaptes auratus
Northern Foamflower (2)
Tiarella stolonifera
Northern Slimy Salamander (2)
Plethodon glutinosus
Northern Spicebush (1)
Lindera benzoin
Northern Two-lined Salamander (2)
Eurycea bislineata
Nursery Web Spider (1)
Pisaurina mira
Old Man of the Woods (1)
Strobilomyces strobilaceus
Ontario Rose Moss (2)
Rhodobryum ontariense
Orange Jewelweed (2)
Impatiens capensis
Orange Peel Fungus (1)
Aleuria aurantia
Oswego-tea (1)
Monarda didyma
Pale-leaf Sunflower (1)
Helianthus strumosus
Partridge-berry (1)
Mitchella repens
Pawpaw (1)
Asimina triloba
Pear-shaped Puffball (1)
Apioperdon pyriforme
Piedmont Foamflower (1)
Tiarella cordifolia
Pigskin Poison Puffball (3)
Scleroderma citrinum
Pink Earth Lichen (1)
Dibaeis baeomyces
Pink Lady's-slipper (5)
Cypripedium acaule
Plantainleaf Sedge (5)
Carex plantaginea
Poverty Oatgrass (1)
Danthonia spicata
Powdery Axil-bristle Lichen (1)
Myelochroa aurulenta
Pretzel slime mold (1)
Hemitrichia serpula
Purple Pitcher Plant (6)
Sarracenia purpurea
Purple-flowering Raspberry (1)
Rubus odoratus
Quaker-ladies (1)
Houstonia caerulea
Queen-of-the-Prairie (1)
Filipendula rubra
Raccoon (1)
Procyon lotor
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (2)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Ramp (1)
Allium tricoccum
Rathke's Woodlouse (1)
Trachelipus rathkii
Red Clover (1)
Trifolium pratense
Red Salamander (1)
Pseudotriton ruber
Red Spruce (1)
Picea rubens
Red Trillium (7)
Trillium erectum
Ribbed Splashcup (1)
Cyathus striatus
Ring-necked Snake (2)
Diadophis punctatus
Rock Crawfish (1)
Cambarus carinirostris
Rose Pogonia (1)
Pogonia ophioglossoides
Rosy Twisted-stalk (1)
Streptopus lanceolatus
Roughleaf Goldenrod (1)
Solidago rugosa
Roundleaf Sundew (3)
Drosera rotundifolia
Royal Fern (2)
Osmunda spectabilis
Ruffed Grouse (1)
Bonasa umbellus
Running Buffalo Clover (1)
Trifolium stoloniferumDL
Salted Shield Lichen (1)
Parmelia saxatilis
Sassafras (2)
Sassafras albidum
Scaly Vase Chanterelle (2)
Turbinellus floccosus
Seal Salamander (4)
Desmognathus monticola
Sensitive Fern (5)
Onoclea sensibilis
Shagbark Hickory (2)
Carya ovata
Showy Orchid (2)
Galearis spectabilis
Skunk-cabbage (8)
Symplocarpus foetidus
Smallmouth Bass (2)
Micropterus dolomieu
Smoky-eye Boulder Lichen (1)
Porpidia albocaerulescens
Smooth Rocktripe Lichen (1)
Umbilicaria mammulata
Smooth White Violet (2)
Viola blanda
Snapping Turtle (1)
Chelydra serpentina
Snow Trillium (3)
Trillium nivale
Song Sparrow (1)
Melospiza melodia
Spotted Phlox (2)
Phlox maculata
Spotted Salamander (4)
Ambystoma maculatum
Spotted Wintergreen (2)
Chimaphila maculata
Spring Salamander (1)
Gyrinophilus porphyriticus
Square-stem Rose Pink (1)
Sabatia angularis
Squirrel-corn (1)
Dicentra canadensis
Starved Aster (1)
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Stiff Clubmoss (2)
Spinulum annotinum
Striped Maple (3)
Acer pensylvanicum
Sugar Maple (1)
Acer saccharum
Sulphur Firedot Lichen (1)
Gyalolechia flavovirescens
Sulphur Shelf (1)
Laetiporus sulphureus
Swamp Thistle (1)
Cirsium muticum
Sweet-scented Indian-plantain (1)
Hasteola suaveolens
Sycamore (2)
Platanus occidentalis
Tawny Cotton-grass (1)
Eriophorum virginicum
Timber Rattlesnake (2)
Crotalus horridus
Tuliptree (2)
Liriodendron tulipifera
Turk's-cap Lily (1)
Lilium superbum
Turkey Tail (2)
Trametes versicolor
Twoleaf Bishop's-cap (3)
Mitella diphylla
Twoleaf Toothwort (4)
Cardamine diphylla
Vervain Thoroughwort (1)
Eupatorium pilosum
Virginia Bluebells (1)
Mertensia virginica
Virginia Knotweed (1)
Persicaria virginiana
Walking-fern Spleenwort (1)
Asplenium rhizophyllum
Watershield (1)
Brasenia schreberi
Wehrle's Salamander (2)
Plethodon wehrlei
White Ash (2)
Fraxinus americana
White Baneberry (2)
Actaea pachypoda
White Snakeroot (2)
Ageratina altissima
White Wood-aster (1)
Eurybia divaricata
White Woodsorrel (2)
Oxalis montana
White-tailed Deer (3)
Odocoileus virginianus
Wild Columbine (1)
Aquilegia canadensis
Wild Crane's-bill (2)
Geranium maculatum
Wild Hydrangea (1)
Hydrangea arborescens
Wild Lily-of-the-Valley (5)
Maianthemum canadense
Wild Turkey (4)
Meleagris gallopavo
Wood Frog (3)
Lithobates sylvaticus
Woodchuck (1)
Marmota monax
Yellow Birch (1)
Betula alleghaniensis
Yellow Mandarin (1)
Prosartes lanuginosa
Yellow Yam (2)
Dioscorea villosa
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (1)
Sphyrapicus varius
a bracket fungus (3)
Cerioporus squamosus
a fungus (1)
Hygrocybe flavescens
a fungus (1)
Humidicutis marginata
a fungus (1)
Kuehneromyces marginellus
a fungus (1)
Megacollybia rodmanii
a fungus (1)
Mitrula elegans
a fungus (1)
Entoloma quadratum
a fungus (1)
Typhrasa gossypina
a fungus (1)
Phlebia coccineofulva
a fungus (1)
Aureonarius tofaceus
northern white violet (1)
Viola minuscula
orange mycena (1)
Mycena leana
rosette grasses (2)
Dichanthelium
Federally Listed Species (9)

Species identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring within this area based on range and habitat data. These designations do not indicate confirmed presence — they identify habitat where agency actions may require consultation under the Endangered Species Act.

Cheat Mountain Salamander
Plethodon nettingiThreatened
Gray Myotis
Myotis grisescensEndangered
Indiana Myotis
Myotis sodalisEndangered
Northern Myotis
Myotis septentrionalisEndangered
Rusty-patched Bumble Bee
Bombus affinisEndangered
Small Whorled Pogonia
Isotria medeoloidesThreatened
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Tricolored Bat
Perimyotis subflavusProposed Endangered
Virginia big-eared bat
Corynorhinus (=Plecotus) townsendii virginianus
Other Species of Concern (14)

Species identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring based on range and habitat data.

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus practicus
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Canada Warbler
Cardellina canadensis
Cerulean Warbler
Setophaga cerulea
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Golden-winged Warbler
Vermivora chrysoptera
Kentucky Warbler
Geothlypis formosa
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Aegolius acadicus
Prairie Warbler
Setophaga discolor
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (14)

Birds of conservation concern identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring based on range data. These species may warrant additional consideration under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Canada Warbler
Cardellina canadensis
Cerulean Warbler
Setophaga cerulea
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Golden-winged Warbler
Vermivora chrysoptera
Kentucky Warbler
Geothlypis formosa
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Aegolius acadicus
Prairie Warbler
Setophaga discolor
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
Vegetation (7)

Composition from LANDFIRE 2024 EVT spatial analysis. Ecosystems classified per NatureServe Terrestrial Ecological Systems.

Northeastern Dry Oak Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 738 ha
GNR56.3%
Southern Interior Mixed Hardwood Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 228 ha
GNR17.4%
GNR8.6%
Appalachian Cove Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 51 ha
GNR3.9%
Appalachian Hemlock and Northern Hardwood Forest
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 46 ha
GNR3.5%
3.2%
Northern & Central Native Ruderal Forest
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 21 ha
1.6%

Glady Fork

Glady Fork Roadless Area

Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia · 3,239 acres